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Tenuity

Tenuity Meaning & Definition
Tenuity Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Tenuity?

[n] a rarified quality; "the tenuity of the upper atmosphere"
[n] the quality of lacking intensity or substance; "a shrill yet sweet tenuity of voice"- Nathaniel Hawthorne
[n] relatively small dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width; "the tenuity of a hair"; "the thinness of a rope"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Tenuity: feebleness | low density | rarity | slenderness | thinness

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See Also | denseness | density | dimension | weakness

Tenuity In Webster's Dictionary

\Te*nu"i*ty\, n. [L. tenuitas, from tenuis thin: cf. F. t['e]nuit['e]. See {Tenuous}.] 1. The quality or state of being tenuous; thinness, applied to a broad substance; slenderness, applied to anything that is long; as, the tenuity of a leaf; the tenuity of a hair. 2. Rarily; rareness; thinness, as of a fluid; as, the tenuity of the air; the tenuity of the blood. --Bacon. 3. Poverty; indigence. [Obs.] --Eikon Basilike. 4. Refinement; delicacy.

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